Rev. John Leavitt Stevens



Rev. John Leavitt Stevens

Rev. John Leavitt Stevens born in Mt. Vernon 1820 and lived much of his life in Hallowell. He attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary (Kents Hill School) and became a Universalist minister. His friend James Blaine convinced him to leave the ministry and become co-owner with him of the Kennebec Journal. He was very active in the Anti-Slavery movement in Maine, among many other accomplishments. His involvement seems contradictory to me in view of his role in the US overthrowing Hawaii. At any rate, his life is a very interesting and controversial one! He and his wife and daughter Gracie are buried in Hallowell Village Cemetery. There is extensive info about him on Wikipedia. I was pleased to see the author used one of my web sites as a reference (#38). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Stevens